Famous Quotes & Sayings

I thought we played well on defense the last minute, minute-and-a-half. We made them turn the ball over and we were pretty effective in our full court press.

Trent Johnson

I thought we played well offensively and defensively, and we shared the ball better than we have all season. Virginia, finding out they had to come cross country ? it looked like they had a bit of fatigue.

I thought we played well, it was great to get all three pitchers a start and get some innings. Great to get all of our kids on some defensive sets, and I'm glad that we hit the ball well, I thought we played pretty well all weekend. It was nice to get some games.

G. H. Hardy

I thought we played well in the second half, but Bassett played outstanding in the first half and throughout the whole game. My hat's off to them (Bassett). They're a great ball club.

Bruce Bochy

I thought Woody, overall, pitched fairly well. He's gotten the ball up a couple times, but tonight he was better. He had some tough luck that first inning.

I thought Wisconsin was on all cylinders in the first half and really shot the ball well and played well.

I thought White Oak played extremely well tonight. They came out right off the ball and put us on our heels. We knew there would be a different energy level and focus.

I thought, when (Tyler) hit that ball over the fence, it really loosened our team up. I thought we were wanting to win too bad. We couldn't quite free it up when we needed it and I thought when he hit that ball, we freed it up. It started to come to us after that.

Desmond Clark

I thought we would run the ball a little bit more, especially in the first half, but that wasn't a play that was called. They also had a weak secondary, so either way you look at it, whatever we did, we should have capitalized on it. It's not good when they're playing a soft cover-two shell and we don't put up the numbers that we should have put up.

Doc Rivers

I thought we won the game because of great ball movement. That's how you play at the end of a game. If they trap you, swing it, and the ball kept moving until it found the open guy. You could see our guys at the end were getting into the ball movement.

I thought we were really impatient in the first half; (Raymond) was zoning up and we wanted to get the ball to the baseline and reverse it. We didn't do a good job of that. When we did run it, we scored. At halftime, we discussed it and the kids responded. We played pretty well in the third quarter.

I thought we were just a little hurried in the first half. You can't throw the ball to them. You can't just give them the ball.

I thought we were in it, even when we were down 10 with 3:45 left. We could come in, get three stops, and it's a tie ball game. We just couldn't get it.

Albert Pujols

I thought we were going to get him. But he found a way to make a pitch and get a ground ball double- play. That's why he's won 14 Gold Gloves.

It is a big blow for us. Rodney might be my son but he is one of he best passers of a ball in the Irish League,

I tipped it right off my glove. If I get that, I think it's a double-play ball and we're out of the inning so none of that stuff ever happens.

It hurt us with him going down. That's a lot of points. We've been telling (Walker) to shoot the ball all year. Tyler's a shooter too and a great player. He's worked hard this year so I'm glad he had a great game.

It hurt us big. We're not quite deep enough yet. We're young and getting deeper. I thought the kids did a decent job in the zone, working hard and contesting shots. They got the ball to the inside too easy, but we went through a long stretch of time with Allie on the bench.

Thaworn Wiratchant

It hurts when I walk but I can still hit the ball okay. So hopefully, it will not bother me that much tomorrow. I'm striking the ball nicely and it's important to do so as there is a lot of jungle that fringes most holes.

It is a challenge, but a very winnable game. If we can come out and play with the tenacity and shooting the ball the way we have then I feel good about our chances.

Ben Roethlisberger

I threw the ball so hard. You would have thought I threw a little screen pass to him.

Kara Lawson

I threw the ball away in the last two minutes, so it was nice to have it in my hands afterward. I've always dreamed of winning a title, and I have the ball in my hands when the game ends.

Dan Haren

I threw some pretty good breaking balls, a lot of curveballs. I tried to throw a few more change ups. I was able to work on that a little bit. My curveball was real good. My fastball command was not as good as it usually is. I walked a couple of guys.

Eric Chavez

I threw probably 100 balls. That's when it started to go downhill. I I got nervous. What if I can never throw the same again?

I threw my pitches, I think I did pretty good. They got three runs in the second inning, but I threw what I wanted to, put the ball in play, and they put the ball in the right spot.

I threw a curve ball and I hung it and he (Buchanan) hit it right.

Jeff Bagwell

I threw 20 balls and took about 15 swings on videotape and went and saw Dr. Andrews, who was a heck of a trouper for seeing me in his hospital bed after a heart attack. We had a good conversation. He examined me, and that's about the extent of it right now.

I though we had good at-bats throughout the day. We had four errors to their one and that's the name of the game. We swung the bat well throughout the day and hit a lot of balls hard. The bottom line is you have to play solid defense, especially when you are playing a team as talented as Florida State.

Willie Randolph

I thought Zambrano looked a lot looser, there was more fluidity to his pitches, he kept the ball down. The key to success for any pitcher is to pound the bottom of the zone, but with him, especially. He looked totally different.

Loren Roberts

It is a great start. I'm thrilled to death to be here. I hit the ball really well.

Dusty Baker

I think the main problem was he couldn't feel the ball in his fingers. I guess it's cold, and the ball is a little slicker when it's cold, and he really couldn't feel it. Consequently, he starts trying to drop down, different things to try to command the strike zone, and he had trouble commanding the strike zone.

I think the market is anticipating today that the Fed is getting closer to the end of the tightening rather than early in the ball game, and that is one of the principal reasons why financial stocks have rallied not just yesterday ... but as much as 25 percent in just the last two months.

A.J. Hawk

I think the linebacker position, with all the defenses they're playing, and with all the offenses you have to face - one week you're facing a spread offense and the next week a team is trying to pound the ball on you - you have to be able to do a little bit of everything.